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23 April 2015

Dear Parents, and Caregivers

Welcome back to school for Term 2. It’s great to see all our children looking well rested and keen to learn. There
are a lot of things to look forward to this term including cross country, camp for Room Kakapo and the MovemProve
gymnastics programme for our Year 1&2 classes.

This Saturday is ANZAC Day, a very special day for New Zealand. There will be a service at the
Woodlands War Memorial at 8am on Saturday morning and the organisers hope to see a large
community turnout. The Memorial is looking splendid after its recent refurbishment. Here at school
our classes will be assembling white crosses around the garden edges to mark the occasion. They
have the names of fallen soldiers on them. The Ministry of Education has supplied this resource to
schools. On a personal level, I have strong family connections with World War 1 so I’ll be travelling
to attend an ANZAC service with my family. Like so many other families we lost someone killed in
action. My Grandfather, who did return, would never talk about his time in the battlefields, such
was the trauma he suffered.

Congratulations to our most recent winner of the Principal’s Award for Caring Sean
Irwin of Room Kakapo.

We are delighted to welcome three new students to our school community.
Katelyn Shaw has just turned five. Katelyn joins her brothers Michael and Blake at
school. Ethan and Jack Brock have come to us from Rimu School, along with their
parents Karen and Phil. Ethan is in Year 5 and Jack is in Year 2.

Room Kakapo has been selling Foodwrap as a fundraiser for school camp. We think there may be
some families from other classes who would like to order these. If you need long rolls of baking
paper, tin foil or plastic film wrap, please contact Nicky in the office by Friday 1st May.

Neil MacKay is an international expert on supporting children with learning difficulties,
especially dyslexia. He is coming to Invercargill in May and is running a parent evening
which may be of interest to some parents. Please see the notice in this newsletter for
details.

• Over the next four weeks classes will be training for the cross country each day. This means
they need to wear suitable shoes for running in - not gumboots.

• Please check that your child’s polar fleece uniform top is named. It has been very frustrating
when children lose their tops and we find out they are not named. There is a far greater
chance of getting something back if it has a name on it.

• Hopefully the winter bugs will stay out of our school as long as possible. The Well Child Service
newsletter attached has some really helpful advice.

• Please pay your Term 1 accounts. Thank you to the families who have already done this.

• School closes at 12.30 on Monday 4th May. Buses will run 2 ½ hours early.

Have an enjoyable autumn 3 day weekend. Remember school is closed on Monday 27th April.

Regards

Fiona

27 Apr Anzac Day observation – school closed For Housing Renovations, Decks and Maintenance,
28 Apr BOT Meeting Farm Buildings, Dairy Sheds and Feed Pads.
Y5-6 Future Ferns Netball starts Qualified Tradesmen. Call Grant 027 544 5791
29 Apr Hockey starts
1 May Foodwrap Orders due
4 May School Closes 12.30pm
Bookbus 2pm – 4pm at school
5 May Headlice Checks
Scholastic Bookclub Orders due
7 May Y1-4 Fun Ferns Netball starts
8 May Pita Pit
14 May First Aid Kids Orders due
22 May Zone Cross Country (Fosbender Park)
2-5 Jun Kakapo Room camp at Deep Cove
5 Jun Pita Pit
9 Jun Headlice Checks
19 Jun Southland Cross Country
3 Jul End of Term 2

Draw for Wed 29 April: Tasty Tomato Sauce
Year 1/2Rockets vs Middle Gold 3.45pm Turf 2B Last batch!!
Year 3/4 Diamonds vs Myross Bush Machines 4.20pm Warmup
Year 5/6 Stars vs Riverton Blue Sticks 4.55pm Turf 2B $3.50 per bottle
Money in named envelope to
Draw for Tuesday 28 April:
Year 5/6 Steelers vs St Johns A 3.45pm Court 5 Kakapo Room please

Certificates presented at assembly last term: Woodlands Memorial

Spelling Hamish McIntyre Meet at Woodlands Garage
at 7:45am
Reading Will Murdoch
for 8am start
Handwriting James Hamilton Service will be followed by

Writing Jaedin Davey a morning tea at the
Woodlands Presbyterian
Maths Mackenzie Milne
Church Hall
Student of the Week: Please bring a plate

Kakapo Room Joana Ilas NEIL MACKAY

Pukeko Room Dylan Lynes Inspiring International Speaker on Learning Difficulties
PARENT EVENING
Whio Room James Wilson Friday 15th May 7pm
Ascot Park Hotel
Tui Room Sophie Murdoch
$30 per head or $50 per couple
Kea Room William Chamberlain Bookings essential

Best Bus Behaviour: Benjamin Burns & William Chamberlain Contact (07) 882 1447 or [email protected]

Principal’s Award for Caring: Sean Irwin

Spirit of a Nation: Bailey Reader

School banking is done every Tuesday morning through
ANZ Bank. If you would like an
application form for an ANZ Bank
account for your child/ren, ring the

bank on 0800 269 296.

Parents, please let the school know when your child is absent.
When a child is not at school, and we don’t know why, Nicky has
to spend quite a bit of time ringing parents. This is a “must do”
for the safety of your children. If ringing the school is not always
the easiest option, you can email [email protected] or
text us on 027 758 1503.

This week in Room Whio we have been Step four: Position the
learning about ANZAC Day. The whole cross bar in line with
school is going to be making a Field of the sticky tape. Push
Remembrance using crosses we have been down to make it all
sent. stick together.

Before we could place the crosses around Step five:
the school, we had to put them together. Using the nails push it
Here are our steps: into the ground.
Stand back and
Step one: remember the men and
Gather all the material you need women that served our
to make one cross. country.

Step two: We hope you can all go
Push the two nails into the to an ANZAC Service on
bottom of the upright. Saturday.
Stick the name of the solider onto
the cross bar then stick the 2 more Year 5 or 6 girls or boys to join our Steelers netball team.
poppy fern sticker to the top of Games are held on Tuesdays after school at Stadium Southland.
the upright.
Please contact the school office.
Step three:
Measure 8cm down the upright
and put a line. This is where the
cross bar will be stuck. Stick
double-sided tape onto the line.

Club Rooms and grounds, Surrey Park, Invercargill
(The Club Rooms are under the Surrey Park Grandstand)
Looking to play football this season? Waihopai needs you

Club President : Ashley Gordon 027 421 1150

Junior Convener : Gilbert Ferguson 021 986 628

Family subscription: We have a reduced family subscription for two or more junior

player in our club.

Practice: Practice sessions will be held by coaches at our Surrey Park training grounds.

Team Coaches/Managers will confirm any changes should there be a need to change to

accommodate the majority.

Equipment & Resources: All Coaches will be issued with a full set of kit and

comprehensive practise resources. Our club colours are royal blue and gold. Players are

responsible for providing their own royal blue socks, boots & shin pads.

Football Boots: Waihopai AFC has a large selection of junior football boots, These are

available, on loan, to all junior players but must be returned at the end of the winter

football session.

Registrations: If you are unable to attend the skills, registration days at the clubrooms,

please post the form to PO Box1583 or email to [email protected] . Thank you.

Key Dates

Registration Days

Season Starts for Saturday 2th May 2015

Fun football for 7 – 8 year olds

Mini Football for 9 – 12 year olds

Youth Football 13 – 16 year olds

First Kicks to start for 4 – 6 year olds Monday 4th May 2015

Bring a Friend all Welcome

Enjoy your FOOTBALL and have a GREAT season. Please return to the school office by Friday 1st May